I must emphasize that scraping Telegram members without explicit permission violates Telegram’s Terms of Service and may breach privacy laws. However, if you’re a group admin with legitimate reasons to access member data, here are the proper approaches:

Understanding Scraping in Telegram

Scraping refers to the automated extraction of data from Telegram groups, channels, or user accounts without official API consent. Here’s a detailed breakdown:

Types of Telegram Scraping

1. Member Scraping:

• Collecting user profiles (usernames, phone numbers, join dates)
• Typically targets group/channel participant lists

1. Content Scraping:

• Extracting messages, media files, or links
• Archiving entire chat histories

1. Metadata Scraping:

• Gathering timestamps, message frequencies, activity patterns
• Analyzing user interactions and relationships

How Scraping Typically Works

Scrapers use various technical approaches:

• Automated scripts that mimic human interaction with Telegram’s interface
• Bots that join groups and silently collect data
• Modified clients that intercept API communications
• Third-party services that offer scraping as a service

Why Scraping is Problematic

1. Violates Telegram’s ToS:

• Explicitly prohibits unauthorized data collection
• Can result in account bans or legal action

1. Privacy Concerns:

• Most users don’t expect their data to be harvested
• May violate GDPR, CCPA, and other privacy laws

1. Security Risks:

• Collected data often ends up in spam databases
• Used for phishing, social engineering, or doxxing

1. Service Impact:

• Heavy scraping can overload Telegram’s servers
• Degrades experience for legitimate users

Legitimate Alternatives

If you need Telegram data for valid purposes:

1. Official API with proper permissions
2. Bot development following Telegram’s guidelines
3. Manual export (for your own groups/channels)
4. User consent-based data collection

Method 1: Using Telethon (Official API) – Requires Admin Rights

from telethon.sync import TelegramClient
from telethon.tl.functions.channels import GetParticipantsRequest
from telethon.tl.types import ChannelParticipantsSearch

api_id = 'YOUR_API_ID'  # Get from my.telegram.org
api_hash = 'YOUR_API_HASH'  # Get from my.telegram.org
phone = 'YOUR_PHONE'  # With country code

# Group you want to access (must be admin)
group_username = 'yourgroupusername'  

with TelegramClient('session_name', api_id, api_hash) as client:
    client.start(phone)

    # Get the group entity
    group = client.get_entity(group_username)

    # Get all participants
    participants = client(GetParticipantsRequest(
        group,
        ChannelParticipantsSearch(''),
        offset=0,
        limit=100,  # Adjust limit as needed
        hash=0
    ))

    # Print members
    for user in participants.users:
        print(f"ID: {user.id}, Name: {user.first_name} {user.last_name or ''}, Username: {user.username or 'N/A'}")

Method 2: Using Bot API (Requires Bot Admin Rights)

import requests

bot_token = 'YOUR_BOT_TOKEN'
group_id = 'YOUR_GROUP_ID'  # Use @RawDataBot to find group ID

def get_chat_members():
    url = f"https://api.telegram.org/bot{bot_token}/getChatMembersCount?chat_id={group_id}"
    response = requests.get(url)
    print(f"Total members: {response.json()['result']}")

    # Get actual members (bot must be admin)
    members_url = f"https://api.telegram.org/bot{bot_token}/getChatAdministrators?chat_id={group_id}"
    members_response = requests.get(members_url)
    for member in members_response.json()['result']:
        user = member['user']
        print(f"ID: {user['id']}, Name: {user.get('first_name', '')} {user.get('last_name', '')}, Username: {user.get('username', 'N/A')}")

get_chat_members()

Important Requirements:

1. You must be an admin of the group
2. For bots, the bot must be added as an admin
3. You need proper API credentials from Telegram

Ethical Considerations:

• Only collect what you absolutely need
• Never share collected data
• Consider anonymizing data if possible
• Inform group members about data collection

Legal Alternatives:

• Ask members to voluntarily join a separate group/channel
• Use Telegram’s built-in polls and statistics
• Request members to fill out a Google Form if you need specific data

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